Beeline claims largest Wi-Fi network in Russia at festival

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Russian operator Beeline announced what it claims is the largest Wi-Fi network ever in Russia at the Alfa Future music festival in Nizhny Novgorod, Beeline is the technology partner for the three-day festival starting July 17 and will provide the estimated 50,000 guests with LTE coverage and a Wi-Fi network stretching over 150,000 square meters, reports Telecompaper.com on July 14, 2015. Fiber lines to the site will support services such as payment and contactless terminals. The Beeline Center at the festival will provide lounge areas with music and video games, open-air cinema, cushions, selfie sticks and a sales office, as well as mobile chargers in Beeline's colors of black and yellow.